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tin-eared

tin-eared adjective: having a tin ear; tone-deaf.

Adjective

tin-eared (comparative more tin-eared, superlative most tin-eared)

  1. Having a tin ear; tone-deaf.
    • But Trump’s pursuit of his political vendettas in a presidency increasingly revolving around personal goals, expensive legacy projects and tin-eared economic messaging is going to cause a headache for the GOP.2026 May 18, Stephen Collinson, “Trump’s vendettas deliver, but at what cost to the GOP?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 May 2026

Forms of tin-eared

comparativemore tin-eared
superlativemost tin-eared

Origin of tin-eared

From tin ear + -ed.

Questions about tin-eared

What does tin-eared mean?
Tin-eared means having a tin ear; tone-deaf.
What part of speech is tin-eared?
Tin-eared is an adjective.

Words near tin-eared in the dictionary

  1. tin whiskers
  2. tin whistle
  3. tin whistles
  4. tin(II) chloride
  5. Tin-ao
  6. tin-eared
  7. tin-foil
  8. tin-foil hat
  9. tin-foil hats
  10. tin-glazed
  11. tin-horn

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